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Aug 23

How does China's system really work? This famous Chinese professor explains

How do China's government, political system, and socialist market economy actually work? How does China see democracy, the USA, and Donald Trump's trade war? Renowned Chinese scholar Zhang Weiwei explains the China model in this interview with Ben Norton. VIDEO with subtitles her ... Show More

29m 49s

Aug 20

What drives US politics and the new cold war on China? Monopolies

One of the main goals of the US political and economic system is to protect corporate monopolies. Silicon Valley Big Tech corporations fear Chinese competitors, so the US government is trying to ban them. Political economist Ben Norton explains how imperialism works, and what dri ... Show More

52m 32s

Aug 16

Trump's tariffs backfire: India moves closer to China, strengthening BRICS unity

The US government has tried for years to recruit India for its new cold war on China, but Donald Trump's aggressive tariffs have backfired, encouraging New Delhi to improve its relations with Beijing, strengthening unity in BRICS. Political economist Ben Norton explains the compl ... Show More

45m 32s

May 13

PODCAST: Daily Energy Markets - May 13th

Caption - James McCallum, CEO & Chairman, Xergy Group, Professor of Energy, Strathclyde University; Maleeha Bengali, Founder, MB Commodity Corner; and Paul Hickin, Chief Economist & Editor-in-Chief, Petroleum Economist, join the Daily Energy Markets Podcast conversation today and ... Show More

34m 37s

Aug 3

Trump’s Sweeping Tariffs

Today on the show, President Trump’s sweeping new tariffs go into effect this week. Fareed speaks with Zanny Minton Beddoes, the editor-in-chief of The Economist, and Oren Cass, founder and chief economist of the conservative think-tank American Compass, about what this trade war ... Show More

41m 52s

Apr 2025

Should we be optimistic about the US economy? With Michael Strain

Almost a month since ‘liberation day’, the potential impacts of President Donald Trump’s tariff regime are starting to sink in. US hard data isn’t yet showing much negative impact from changes to US trade policy – but economists are gloomy on US growth prospects. The IMF last wee ... Show More

31m 2s

Apr 2025

Wall of duties: Trump’s towering tariffs

SHOW-NOTES TEXT (with links and timestamps; 60 wds max)Even in the run-up to Donald Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariff hikes, few had expected such colossal levies. Our correspondent explains how they will shake America’s economy and global trade. After Sudanese government forces r ... Show More

24m 39s

Aug 2024

Trump vs. Harris on the Economy

As the 2024 presidential race enters the homestretch, former President Donald J. Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris are putting economic policy at the center of their pitches to voters.Jim Tankersley, who covers economic policy for The New York Times, evaluates both of their ... Show More

35m 52s

Feb 2025

War hoarse: is Zelensky being heard?

In an interview with The Economist ahead of the Munich Security Conference, Ukraine’s president is pessimistic that Trump can end the conflict. How fish farming in West Africa could improve food security (11.57). And contemplating the holy hashtags of FaithTok (17:10). Listen to ... Show More

23m 21s

Oct 2024

Pas trop à gauche et centré sur les classes moyennes, le programme économique de Kamala Harris dévoilé

S'il y a bien un sujet qui pourrait faire basculer la campagne présidentielle aux États-Unis, c'est l'économie. Les électeurs sont très attentifs à la situation financière du pays. James Carville, le conseiller de Bill Clinton, en avait compris l'importance lors de la course à l' ... Show More

14m 4s

Apr 2025

Wall of duties: Trump’s towering tariffs

Even in the run-up to Donald Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariff hikes, few had expected such colossal levies. Our correspondent explains how they will shake America’s economy and global trade. After Sudanese government forces retake Khartoum, will this alter the course of the civil ... Show More

24m 39s

Mar 2020

Will coronavirus cause a global recession?

As the coronavirus continues to spread, what is the risk that this will push the global economy into recession and what can central bankers and policymakers do to help avoid this? Katie Martin discusses the economic shock caused by the virus with the FT's economics editor Chris G ... Show More

14m 40s

Jan 2025

What went wrong with capitalism?

The bond markets are back in British politics and have made Rachel Reeves’ job even harder. The Chancellor has headed to China amid a backdrop of warnings over market turmoil, stubborn interest rates and the prospect of public spending cuts. But how much of it is her fault? In th ... Show More

37m 31s

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